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RECORDS FALL AS
‘SPIDERMAN,’ ‘NIKI
ZAK’ WIN MAN CUP
TITLES
Rockingham Shows
Off ‘Fastest Woman
on Two Wheels,’
‘Fastest Top Fuel
Bike’
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. –
Niki Taube
Zakrzewski, better
known in the bike
racing community as
Niki Zak, sped
straight into the
record books
Saturday at
Rockingham Dragway
where she became the
first woman in
motorcycle drag
racing history to
record a finish line
speed in excess of
200 miles per hour.
Little more than 24
hours later, the
native of Sydney,
Australia added an
exclamation point by
beating reigning Pro
Open champion and
point leader Mark
Rendeluk of Oklahoma
City to join Larry
“Spiderman” McBride
of Newport News,
Va., and “Super
Dave” Stewart of
Mooresville as
record-breaking
winners of The
Rock’s Man Cup Fall
Nationals.
Zakrzewski, who has
been racing
professionally for
only three seasons,
stopped the
Compulink timers in
6.518 seconds at
200.65 mph Saturday
astride before later
improving to 6.450
at 205.82 mph. On
race day, she
crushed the field
with runs of 6.487
at 202.85 mph, 6.490
at 203.65 mph on a
single and, finally,
6.487 at 204.85 mph.
Until Saturday, the
“fastest woman on
two wheels” title
belonged to NHRA Pro
Stock Bike racer and
former world
champion Angelle
Sampey of Mathews,
La., who attained a
speed of 199.76 mph
on July 31, 2016 at
Sonoma, Calif.,
Raceway.
McBride extended his
Man Cup point lead
by besting
motorcycle legend
and No. 1 qualifier
Sam Wills of Edmond,
Okla., in the Top
Fuel final. En
route to victory,
the flamboyant
McBride coaxed his
bike across the
quarter mile finish
line at a fastest
ever bike speed of
255.20 mph in the
semifinals.
Stewart lowered the
national record in
the Real Street
class to 7.652
seconds and beat
national point
leader “Turbo
Johnny” Dobrin of
Sarasota, Fla., in
the money round.
Other winners
included Louisburg’s
Ehren Litten in Pro
Street, Michael Ray
of New Braunfels,
Texas in Pro Fuel,
Ronnie Smith of
Pasadena, Md., in
Pro Mod, Broderick
Jackson of Atlanta
in 4.60 Index, Pete
Chongris of Mentor
Ohio in Top Gas, Ron
Arnold of Bowling
Green, Ky., in Crazy
8s and veteran
Jeremy Teasley, the
winningest
motorcycle rider in
Rockingham history,
in Super Comp.
Litten beat Aruba’s
Terrence Angela to
earn the hardware in
Pro Street but that
win was
anticlimactic after
he upset national
record-setting
Rodney Williford of
Rougemont, a
multi-time champion
in the old MIRock
Superbike Series, in
round two.
Williford lowered
the Pro Street
national record to
6.705 seconds in
qualifying and then
stopped the timers
in an even quicker
6.667 seconds at
225.67 mph in round
one. Against Litten,
though, he couldn’t
maintain traction
and slowed to 7.871.
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. –
Results of Sunday’s
ManCup Fall
Nationals presented
by Vance and Hines
at Rockingham
Dragway (all
hometowns are North
Carolina unless
otherwise
indicated):
TOP FUEL
Qualifying – 1. Sam
Wills, Edmond, Okla.
5.902, 234.00 mph;
2. Larry “Spiderman”
McBride, Newport
News, Va., 6.114,
228.92 mph; 3. Dave
Vantine, Hamilton,
N.Y., 6.167, 226.54
mph; 4. Ian King,
Litlington,
Cambridgeshire,
United Kingdom,
6.258 217.67 mph; 5.
Chris Hand, Navou,
Ala., 6.567, 158.33
mph; 6. Armon Furr,
Orangeburg, S.C.,
7.822, 157.19 mph.
Round 1
– Dave Vantine,
Hamilton, N.Y.,
5.994, 227.31 mph,
def. Ian King,
Litlington,
Cambridgeshire,
United Kingdom,
6.204, 207.94 mph;
Larry “Spiderman”
McBride, Newport
News, Va., 5.957,
248.66 mph, def.
Chris Hand, Navou,
Ala., 5.885, 222.95
mph; Sam Wills,
Edmond, Okla.,
5.902, 231.00 mph,
def. Armon Furr,
Orangeburg, S.C.,
6.782, 199.88 mph.
Semifinals – Wills,
bye; McBride, 5.833,
255.29 mph, def.
Vantine, foul.
FINAL –
Larry “Spiderman”
McBride, Newport
News, Va., 5.828,
246.48 mph, def. Sam
Wills, Edmond,
Okla., 6.235, 230.80
mph.
PRO OPEN
Qualifying – 1. Niki
“Niki Zak”
Zakrzewski, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia, 6.450,
205.82 mph; 2.
Richard Brunson,
Davenport, Iowa,
6.453, 202.21 mph;
3. Mike Rendeluk,
Oklahoma City,
Okla., 6.489, 204.05
mph; 4. Rob Garcia,
Pottstown, Pa.,
6.773, 193.40 mph;
5. Keith Browne,
Semora, 6.972,
196.44 mph; 6.
Robert Giard,
Gainesboro, Tenn.,
8.218. 189.58 mph.
Round 1
– Mark Rendeluk,
Oklahoma City,
Okla., 6.549, 202.24
mph, def. Rob
Garcia, Pottstown,
Pa. 6.892, 188.64
mph; Richard
Brunson, Davenport,
Iowa, 6.528, 198.67
mph, def. Keith
Browne, Semora,
6.960, 192.55 mph;
Niki “Niki Zak”
Zakrzewski, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia, 6.487,
202.85 mph, def.
Roget Giard,
Gainesboro, Tenn.,
no time.
Semifinals –
Rendeluk, 6.512,
202.64 mph, def.
Brunson, 6.559,
198.70 mph; Zak,
bye.
FINAL –
Niki “Niki Zak”
Zakrzewski, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia, 6.487,
204.85 mph, def.
Mark Rendeluk,
Oklahoma City,
Okla., 6.679, 196.90
mph.
PRO STREET
Qualifying – 1.
Rodney Williford,
Rougemont, 6.705,
220.73 mph; 2.
Terrence Angela,
Aruba, 6.813, 216.55
mph; 3. Jeremy
Teasley, Orient,
Ohio, 6.819, 213.20
mph; 4. Ehren Litten,
Louisburg, 6.867,
218.90 mph; 5. Chris
Connelly, Brighton,
Mich., 6.912, 208.26
mph; 6. Mark Gargulo,
Granville, Mass.,
6.943, 205.76 mph;
7. Chris Edwards,
Bessemer City,
7.125, 201.97 mph;
8. Jorden Haase,
Irwin, Pa., 7.134,
203.43 mph.
Round 1
– Ehren Litten,
Louisburg, 6.742,
222.00 mph, def.
Chris Connelly,
Brighton, Mich.,
6.964, 205.88 mph;
Jeremy Teasley,
Orient, Ohio, 6.884,
210.08 mph, def.
Mark Gargulo,
Granville, Mass.,
6.984, 200.47 mph;
Terrence Angela,
Aruba, 7.083, 174.48
mph, def. Chris
Edwards, Bessemer
City, 9.810, 90.27
mph; Rodney
Williford, Rougemont,
6.667, 225.67 mph,
def. Jorden Haase,
Irwin, Pa., no time.
Semifinals – Litten,
6.744, 223.21 mph,
def. Williford,
7.871, 165.99 mph;
Angela, 6.833,
215.27 mph, def.
Teasley, 6.871,
185.54 mph.
FINAL –
Ehren Litten,
Louisburg, 6.786,
215.62 mph, def.
Terrence Angela,
Aruba, 6.897, 192.41
mph.
PRO FUEL
Semifinals – Michael
Ray, New Braunfels,
Texas, 8.237, 159.95
mph, def. Tyler
Wilson, Walnut Cove,
8.303, 161.63 mph;
Preston Bartlett,
St. Augustine, Fla.,
no time, def. Jay
Beasley,
Winston-Salem, no
time.
FINAL –
Michael Ray, New
Braunfels, Texas,
7.354, 166.76 mph,
def. Preston
Bartlett, St.
Augustine, Fla.,
7.364, 171.34 mph.
REAL STREET
Round 1
– “Super Dave”
Stewart,
Mooresville, bye;
John Dobrin,
Sarasota, Fla.,
7.859, 188.99 mph,
def. Jason Fernando,
Tampa, Fla., 8.299,
176.84 mph; Marcus
Hylton, Eden, 7.935,
171.93 mph, def.
Anibal Merced,
Concord, 8.048,
182.28 mph.
Semifinals –
Stewart, 7.652,
190.89 mph, def.
Hylton, 7.942,
170.45 mph; Dobrin,
bye.
FINAL –
“Super Dave”
Stewart,
Mooresville, 7.749,
193.10 mph, def.
John Dobrin,
Sarasota, Fla.,
7.790, 191.40 mph.
PRO MOD
Semifinals – Travis
Davis, Douglas, Ga.,
4.094, 174.28 mph,
def. Brad McCoy,
Cleveland, 4.082,
174.14 mph; Ronnie
Smith, Pasadena,
Md., bye.
FINAL –
Ronnie Smith,
Pasadena, Md.,
4.086m 172.45 mph,
def. Travis Davis,
Douglas, Ga., 4.129,
171.42 mph.
4.60 INDEX
Round 3
– Tony Mullen,
Bradenton, Fla.,
4.616, 150.56 mph,
def. Mike Chonglis,
Eastlake, Ohio,
4.639, 148.44 mph;
“Long Island Mike”
Ostrowski, Bay
Shore, N.Y., 4.642,
139.99 mph, def.
Ronnie Procopio,
Wake Forest, 4.659,
157.52 mph;
Broderick Jackson,
Atlanta, Ga., bye.
Semifinals –
Jackson, 4.635,
153.49 mph, def.
Ostrowski, 4.620,
142.22 mph; Mullen,
bye.
FINAL –
Broderick Jackson,
Atlanta, Ga., 4.601,
155.44 mph, def.
Tony Mullen,
Bradenton, Fla.,
4.595 breakout,
153.21 mph.
TOP GAS (8.20
target)
Round 2
– Pete Chongris,
Mentor, Ohio, 8.191,
153.09 mph, def.
Dustin Lee,
Morristown, Tenn.,
8.168 breakout,
163.29 mph; Jim
Chongris, Mentor,
Ohio, 8.286, 153.04
mph, def. Frank
Loney, Dalzell,
S.C., 8.099
breakout, 141.85
mph; Jeremy Teasley,
Orient, Ohio, 8.224,
164.21 mph, def.
Jeff House, Keller,
Texas, 8.184
breakout, 157i.30
mph; Alan Fields,
Climax, 8.183,
161.40 mph, def. Ben
Knight, Elkton, Va.,
8.180 breakout,
160.10 mph.
Semifinals – Fields,
8.271, 150.82 mph,
def. J. Chongris,
8.364, 149.63 mph;
P. Chongris, 8.250,
154.09 mph, def.
Teasley, foul.
FINAL –
Pete Chongris,
Mentor, Ohio, 9.486,
114.40 mph, def.
Alan Fields, Climax,
20.952, no speed.
CRAZY 8S (8.880
target)
Round 3
– Dusty Brazel,
Norman Park, Ga.,
8.891, 150.92 mph,
def. Wade Smith,
Dublin, Ga., foul;
Ron Arnold, Bowling
Green, Ky., 8.910,
144.10 mph, def.
Keith Browne, Semora,
8.943, 143.78 mph;
Eric Griffith, Riner,
Va., bye.
Semifinals – Brazel,
8.942, 147.60 mph,
def. Griffith,
8.898, 150.90 mph;
Arnold, bye.
FINAL –
Ron Arnold, Bowling
Green, Ky., 8.914,
142.24 mph, def.
Dusty Brazel, Norman
Park, Ga., 8.964,
149.85 mph.
SUPER COMP (8.90
target)
Round 3
– Ron Arnold,
Bowling Green, Ky.,
8.847, 154.37 mph,
def. Freddy Frazier,
Sanford, foul;
Jeremy Teasley,
Orient, Ohio, 8.948,
149.76 mph, def.
Travis Bordeaux,
Harrisburg, 8.904,
138.07 mph; Randall
Cross, Stone
Mountain, Ga.,
10.875, 107.96 mph,
def. “Long Island
Mike” Ostrowski, Bay
Shore, N.Y., foul;
Shawn Welch,
Waynesboro, Ga.,
bye.
Semifinals – Teasley,
8.916, 149.90 mph,
def. Cross, 8.913,
148.61 mph; Welch,
8.917, 142.42 mph,
def. Arnold, 8.893
breakout, 142.45
mph.
FINAL –
Jeremy Teasley,
Orient, Ohio, 8.961,
149.30 mph, def.
Shawn Welch,
Waynesboro, Ga.,
8.018, 128.64 mph.
SUNDAY PRO ET
Round 4
– Ben Knight,
Elkton, Va., .014,
8.199 on an 8.180,
155.78 mph, def.
Robin Procopio, Wake
Forest, .025, 8.218
on an 8.200, 158.06
mph; Eric Griffith,
Riner, Va., .035,
8.933 on an 8.880,
146.24 mph, def.
Spencer Claycomb,
Rockford, Tenn.,
.089, 9.007 on an
8.970, 141.58 mph;
Ted Harvey, Mentor,
Ohio, .031, 8.088 on
an 8.090, 158.54
mph, def. Shawn
Welch, Waynesboro,
Ga., foul.
Semifinals – Harvey,
.025, 8.186 on an
8.090, 153.02 mph,
def. Knight, .019,
8.275 on an 8.170,
154.69 mph;
Griffith, bye.
FINAL –
Ted Harvey, Mentor,
Ohio, .009, 8.125 on
an 8.110, 144.94
mph, def. Eric
Griffith, Riner,
Va., .053, 8.906 on
an 8.880, 151.20
mph.
SATURDAY PRO ET
Round 4
– Stephen Knight,
Durham, .056, 9.042
on a 9.040, 148.36
mph, ddef. Dustin
Lee, Morristown,
Tenn., .059, 9.188
breakout on a 9.190,
147.17 mph; John
Markham, Bowling
Green, KY., .020,
8.831 on an 8.720,
138.27 mph, def.
Calvin Mason,
Mobile, Ala., .149,
9.191 breakout on a
9.200, 141.13 mph;
Spencer Claycomb,
Rockford, Tenn.,
.055, 8.975 on an
8.980, 148.05 mph,
def. Harvey Hubbard,
Sedley, Va., foul.
Semifinals –
Markham, bye;
Knight, .048, 9.039
on a 9.040, 141.73
mph, def. Claycomb,
.088, 8.941 breakout
on an 8.950, 150.35
mph.
FINAL –
Stephen Knight,
Durham, .011, 9.054
on a 9.020, 144.42
mph, def. John
Markham, Bowling
Green, Ky., .022,
8.736 on an 8.700,
147.04 mph.
SUNDAY STREET ET
Round 5
– Ron Arnold,
Bowling Green, Ky.,
.055, 9.392 on a
9.380, 144.41 mph,
def. Elmer Cromer,
Nokomis, Fla., .097,
9.287 breakout on a
9.350, 147.68 mph;
Roy Johnson,
Keystone Heights,
Fla., .022, 9.405 on
a 9.390, 140.96 mph,
def. Stanley
Russell, Stanley,
Ga., .048, 9.735 on
a 9.720, 138.34 mph;
John Fernandez,
Tampa, Fla., bye.
Semifinals –
Fernandez, .045,
8.426 on an 8.360,
155.79 mph, def.
Johnson, .073, 9.467
on a 9.390,144.35
mph; Arnold, bye.
FINAL –
John Fernandez,
Tampa, Fla., NA,
8.364 on an 8.360,
162.51 mph, def. Ron
Arnold, Bowling
Green, Ky., foul.
SATURDAY STREET ET
Round 5
– Spencer Claycomb,
Rockford, Tenn.,
.042, 9.261 on an
8.950, 155.65 mph,
def. Bob Burt,
Columbus, Ohio .048,
10.537 breakout on a
10.550, 121.30 mph;
Brian Dale, Dalton,
Ga., .048, 9.143 on
an 8.950, 135.74
mph, def. Vance
Houdyshell, Vero
Beach, Fla., .024,
10.257 on a 9.900,
135.81 mph; C.J.
Fair, Lexington,
S.C., bye.
Semifinals – Dale,
.059, 8.930 on an
8.970, 152.18 mph,
def. Fair, foul;
Claycomb, bye.
FINAL –
Brian Dale, Dalton,
Ga., .043, 8.930 on
an 8.930, 148.09
mph, def. Spencer
Claycomb, Rockford,
Tenn., .084, 8.920
on an 8.920, 151.53
mph.
SUNDAY
V-TWIN FINAL – Vance
Houdyshell, Vero
Beach, Fla., .143,
10.101 on a 10.000,
137.95 mph, def.
Barry Pryer Sr.,
Chesapeake, Va.,
.176, 12.453
breakout on a
12.550, 105.22 mph.
SATURDAY V-TWIN
FINAL – Barry Pryer
Sr., Chesapeake,
Va., .058, 12.887 on
a 12.550, 89.71 mph,
def. Manny
Carrasquillo,
Clearwater, Fla.,
.051, 14.740 on a
14.000, 83.96 mph.
STREET
FIGHTER FINAL (9.50
target) – Jason
Herron, West
Columbia, S.C.,
9.545, 140.23 mph,
def. Pablo Gonzalez,
Carolina, Puerto
Rico, 9.529, 141.91
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